Configuring and Enabling APO and XAPO Features

You can leverage APO and XAPO data on your agency’s Civic Platform application forms to streamline the process of managing Accela records. This section explains the setup tasks for enabling users to use APO and XAPO data.

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Prerequisites – Enabling APO and XAPO Functionality

Before you configure the specific APO and XAPO features described in this section, you must first enable the basic functionality by configuring these prerequisite items.

  • Enable JavaScript GIS XAPO support in Civic Platform by configuring the following standard choice: USE_GIS_REST_API
  • Make the application intake form available by configuring the following standard choice: NEW_SPEAR_FORM_ENABLE
  • Edit the SmartChoice group of the application type to display the Associated GIS Features section on the application intake form (see the Civic Platform Administrator Guide for full details).

Auto-Populating Parcels and Owners into Records

To support populating the parcel information and the owner information associated to that record into the application automatically after users search for and add an address record, you must configure the following Standard Choice:

Selecting Multiple APO Data on Application Intake Form

To provide users the ability to select multiple APO or GIS data and attach it to a record, you must configure the following Standard Choice.

Populating APO Information from GIS Objects

To enable users to select GIS objects from the map and populate the APO information into a record, and to enable users to view the list of GIS objects associated with the selected APO data and set one of the objects to primary, you must configure the following Standard Choice.

Populating GIS Objects from APO Information

To enable users to view the list of GIS objects associated with the selected APO data and set one of the objects to be primary, you must configure the following Standard Choice.

Synchronizing Associated Reference Data

You can configure your system so that when you add reference data to or delete reference data from a record, Civic Platform adds or delete any associated reference data in the record as well, either automatically or following a prompt. For example, when a user adds information from a reference parcel, Civic Platform adds information from any address, owner, structure, or establishment record associated with that parcel to the record, either automatically or following a prompt.

You must create a mapping between the reference data through the Civic Platform reference data portlets. The mapping relationships are available in the AGIS_OBJECT and AGIS_OBJECT_ENT tables. Besides, you must configure the following Standard Choice.

Configuring XAPO Sources

If your agency uses external address, parcel, and owner data sources, you need to configure the following Standard Choices.